Artists Begin Mural Painting in Greater Lansing for ArtStorm 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 13, 2025

LANSING, Mich. — The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission (Tri-County) and the Greater Lansing Regional Committee for Stormwater Management (GLRC) are working to increase placemaking and pollution prevention by installing murals in 17 communities throughout the region. The murals surrounding storm drains or catch basins are the focus of a grant project funded by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Michigan Arts and Culture Council.

Tri-County administers GLRC, which is executing the grant project in partnership with the Arts Council of Greater Lansing. The GLRC received an Experience Support Grant from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council to install murals that provide beauty and public engagement to Mid-Michigan residents while increasing the understanding of how to protect our essential waterways.

“Tri-County strongly believes in the importance of placemaking,” said Executive Director Jim Snell. “We are excited to enrich our communities through art while encouraging residents to help prevent the pollution of local waterways that receive stormwater discharge from storm drain infrastructure.”

Each installation in the “ArtStorm 2025” public arts initiative will provide an educational message to engage tri-county residents. The murals are one of the many ways in which GLRC member communities collaborate to reduce stormwater pollution and improve watershed health.

“We are so excited to partner with Tri-County and the GLRC on the ArtStorm Project,” said Arts Council Executive Director Meghan Martin. “It aligns with our creative placemaking goals and our mission to create vibrant communities through the arts. Getting to work with local artists makes the project even more meaningful and exciting for us and our region.”

Local artists Victoria Taava Ericks and Maricela Tapia have been chosen to create the murals and have begun installations at Michigan State University near Spartan Stadium and in Delhi Township close to the Veterans Memorial Gardens. They will install murals in all GLRC member communities, including the cities of DeWitt, East Lansing, Grand Ledge, Lansing, and Mason, along with the townships of Delhi, Delta, DeWitt, Lansing, and Meridian.

The Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham County Drain Commissions, along with the Clinton County Road Commission, are also installing murals in their counties, as are the Lansing and Waverly school districts. GLRC members collaborate to guide the implementation of stormwater management programs in the Grand River, Red Cedar River, and Looking Glass River watersheds, which serve a population of over 328,000.

All murals for the ArtStorm 2025 project will be installed by August. At the end of the project in September, a video showcasing all the murals will be produced.

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The Tri-County Regional Planning Commission is a public planning agency established in 1956, serving Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham counties in Mid-Michigan. Tri-County makes our region a more prosperous community by planning for a strong economy, reliable transportation, and sustainable infrastructure and natural resources. We connect local organizations and governments to funding, technical assistance, data resources, and opportunities to discuss trends and challenges affecting the Greater Lansing area. Learn more at www.mitcrpc.org.